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SAfrican youth leader convicted of hate speech (AP)
AP - A court convicted the governing party's youth leader of hate speech Monday after he said the woman who once accused South Africa's president of rape had had a "nice time" because she stayed the night and asked for taxi money.
Nigeria militants set off bombs, step up threats (AP)
AP - Militants in Nigeria's oil-producing region detonated two car bombs Monday near a government building where officials were discussing an amnesty deal, showing their resolve to resume attacks after an agreement to bring peace and economic benefits to the area unraveled.
Blasts rock Nigerian 'oil war' amnesty ceremony (AFP)
AFP - Two explosions on Monday rocked the Nigerian southern oil city of Warri during talks on an amnesty for former rebel fighters in an attack claimed by the main armed militant group, MEND.
Nigerian blasts kill one, injure several: official (AFP)
AFP - Explosions that rocked Nigeria's southern city of Warri during a high-level government meeting on Monday killed a man, an official said, in a toll not confirmed by security forces.
Somali government, Ahlu Sunna faction sign pact (AFP)
AFP - Somalia's transitional government (TFG) and a faction of the country's moderate Ahlu Sunna Sufi sect signed a deal Monday to jointly fight extremist elements in the country.
'Quiet corruption' hurting Africa's poor: report (AP)
AP - A World Bank report says teachers and other public servants who don't show up for work are fueling "quiet corruption" throughout Africa that is disproportionately hurting the continent's poor.
S.Africa ANC youth leader guilty of hate speech (AFP)
AFP - A South African court on Monday found the youth leader of the ruling African National Congress guilty of hate speech, after he said President Jacob Zuma's rape accuser had "a nice time".
Vote applications delayed in Centr.African Republic (AFP)
AFP - The commission organising elections in the Central African Republic announced Monday a delay in receiving candidates' papers, amid concern about the date of the poll set for April 25.
Egypt stock market falls on Mubarak health worries (AFP)
AFP - Share prices fell in Egypt on Monday over what analysts said were concerns about the health of President Hosni Mubarak who has not appeared in public since surgery in Germany on March 6.
S.Africa's Zuma to visit Zimbabwe (AFP)
AFP - South African President Jacob Zuma is set to visit Zimbabwe this week in a new bid to ease political tensions between President Robert Mugabe and Premier Morgan Tsvangirai, his office said Monday.
Egypt detains Israeli reporter tracking migrants (Reuters)
Reuters - Egypt has detained an Israeli journalist who was trying to follow the route of African migrants seeking to cross illegally into Israel, security sources said on Monday.
Surgeon's prognosis bleak for injured Beckham (Reuters)
Reuters - England's David Beckham is set to miss this year's World Cup after his surgeon gave a bleak outlook on the midfielder's chances of recovering from a torn Achilles tendon in time to line up in South Africa.
Explosions hit amnesty talks in Nigeria's oil delta (Reuters)
Reuters - Nigerian militants detonated at least two car bombs outside a government building in the southern oil city of Warri on Monday where talks were being held about implementing an amnesty program.
Bombs rock Nigerian 'oil war' amnesty ceremony (AFP)
AFP - Two car bombs rocked the Nigerian oil city of Warri on Monday during talks on an amnesty for former rebel fighters, a government official said.
Teams forcibly evacuate Mozambique flood victims (AP)
AP - Authorities say rescue teams have evacuated 6,000 people, some of them forcibly, from flood-stricken districts in central Mozambique.
Nigerian rebels threaten to attack French oil firm (AFP)
AFP - Nigeria's main armed group MEND threatened on Monday to attack oil firms such as French group Total in renewed violence in the country's restive oil-rich Niger Delta region.
Explosions rock Nigeria amnesty ceremony (AFP)
AFP - Two explosions rocked the southern Nigerian oil city of Warri on Monday during talks on an amnesty for former rebel fighters in the oil-rich Niger Delta, a government official said.
Feared Uganda rebel chief not in Darfur: Sudan army (AFP)
AFP - The Sudanese army on Monday denied reports that the feared leader of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebel group has found refuge in the western region of Darfur.
South Africa gold output declines (AP)
AP - South Africa's independent Chamber of Mines says the country has dropped to fourth place in worldwide gold production.
Wife of businessman, ex-candidate kidnapped in Nigeria (AFP)
AFP - Nigerian kidnappers seized the wife of a prominent businessman and former candidate for governor in the southeastern Nigerian state of Imo as she left a church service, police said Monday.

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